What Is Carrying cost? Domain Glossary

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A single .com may cost around ten dollars a year, so a large portfolio adds up quickly. Premium renewals on some new extensions can cost far more. Investors use carrying cost to decide which names to drop. A name held for ten years at low cost can still be a good deal if it sells for a high price. Common mistake: ignoring the cost of names with no inquiries. Review each name every year and drop the ones with no interest and no clear buyer.

Source: icann.org

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Renewal fee: A renewal fee is the yearly cost to keep a domain registered. It is set by the registrar and includes the registry's wholesale fee. It can differ from the first-year price.
Premium renewal: A renewal fee for a registry-priced premium domain that stays at the elevated premium level every year, instead of falling to the extension's normal renewal price after the first term.
Portfolio sale: A portfolio sale is the sale of many domain names in one deal, often by an investor who is exiting or by a company that is cutting its holdings. The price covers the whole set.
Hand registration: Hand registration, or hand reg, is when someone registers an available domain at standard registrar prices rather than buying it from another owner. The name was never taken.
Sell-through rate (STR): The share of a domain portfolio that sells in a year. For example, a 1% rate on 1,000 domains means about 10 sales a year.

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